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The family of Geziena Münch-van Heek, my father's and Tante Hilly's grandmother, wasdistantly related to the powerful and enormously wealthy van Heek family, who were textile manufacturers in the part of the Province of Overijssel bordering on Germany called Twente. They are all descended from one Laurens born about 1560, who most likely came from a German town not far from the Dutch border called Heek, possibly fleeing from the religious and political troubles there, and settled with his family in a community called Delden. And here they put down very deep roots and many remain to this day. A century later his great-grandsons took 'van Heek' as their surname. Many of his descendants were prominent in Delden's politics and governance.
Delden is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel and, since 2001, in the municipality of Hof van Twente. Although its population is small, it gained city rights in 1333. Twickel Castle is a famous landmark near Delden and the Baron van Heeckeren of Twickel built a watertower in Delden. While drilling for water, the Baron's men discovered salt, which started the salt industry in the region of Twente. In 2013, the city had a population of 7,400 according to Statistics Netherlands. The town of Delden covers an area of 5.96 square kilometers. Before it became a part of Hof van Twente in 2001, Delden consisted of two municipalities: Stad Delden (the city itself), and Ambt Delden (the surrounding countryside). These municipalities had existed since 1818, when the original municipality "Delden" was divided into two parts. (Wikipedia)
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